The stalwarts of Illustration art, across all aspects of the genre, showed their mettle once again on Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion (Ukrainian Institute of America) in Heritage Auction’s $3.3+ million Illustration Art Signature® Auction, Heritage’s most successful Illustration event of 2012.

“The auction room was packed, the phones were buzzing and the online bids were fast and furious,” said Ed Jaster, Senior Vice President at Heritage Auctions. “The demand for the best examples of Golden Age, Classic, Pin-up and Pulp art continues to grow.”

“This painting is one of the finest examples of Willcox Smith’s art Heritage has ever offered,” said Todd Hignite, Vice President of Heritage. “It was been off the market and residing in the same family collection since at least 1941 and the solid price shows that interest in her paintings remains as high as ever.”

“This superb Nagel finished at more than five times its initial’ estimate,” said Jaster. “The realization that his art is as definitive of its period as the work of earlier artists such as Vargas and Petty were to theirs has obviously brought renewed interest in his work and has made for a significant bump in value.”

Heritage Auctions

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